filed in Asian, CBD, Melbourne, Vintage on Sep.27, 2010
The Johnston Collection in Melbourne is secret. Well, not really. Although I heard about it only recently and was surprised no one had mentioned it to me before. It is worth mentioning because the Johnston Collection is unique.
Because of its location in suburban Melbourne the address is a sort of secret. This is so tour [...]
filed in Albert Park, Birds, Cafes, Food, Melbourne, Parks, Tram Route 96 on Sep.20, 2010
Albert Park and Albert Park Lake have moved into spring with the cutest and most beautiful baby swans (cygnets) sifting through the grass and gliding around on the lake. Some are very young – just balls of pale grey fluff and it is amazing to see them staggering about on their little legs.
One family of [...]
filed in Asian, Brunswick, Cafes, Food on Sep.13, 2010
A wet cold lunch time in Brunswick and where do you eat? I’m sure there are hundreds of places but we happened to be more or less outside the Vietnamese cafe, Green Field Asia Restaurant.
If you want ambiance and decor then the Green Field Asia Restaurant is not for you. This lack of atmosphere makes [...]
filed in Food, Hotels/pubs, Melbourne, South Melbourne, Tram Route 96, Tram route 112 on Sep.06, 2010
I need to give you an up-date on my post about the Wayside Inn Hotel on the corner of Ferrars Street and City Road, South Melbourne.
I wrote of the good meal we had and that we would be back for more of the same.
Friends turned up to the Wayside Inn Hotel for dinner last week [...]
filed in Chapel Street, Melbourne, Prahran, Tram Route 96, Vintage, Windsor on Sep.01, 2010
Tarlo and Graham at the Windsor end of Chapel Street offer a great visual feast with their windows.
Strolling around the Windsor end of Chapel Street is always fun but what draws me back time and time again are the windows of Tarlo and Graham.
I find I’m drawn on a weekly basis just to check them [...]